Ezra 1:2
ContextNETBible | “Thus says King Cyrus of Persia: “‘The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has instructed me to build a temple 1 for him in Jerusalem, 2 which is in Judah. |
NIV © biblegateway Ezr 1:2 |
"This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: "‘The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. |
NASB © biblegateway Ezr 1:2 |
"Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and He has appointed me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. |
NLT © biblegateway Ezr 1:2 |
"This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build him a Temple at Jerusalem in the land of Judah. |
MSG © biblegateway Ezr 1:2 |
From Cyrus king of Persia, a Proclamation: GOD, the God of the heavens, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has also assigned me to build him a Temple of worship in Jerusalem, Judah. |
BBE © SABDAweb Ezr 1:2 |
These are the words of Cyrus, king of Persia: The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he has made me responsible for building a house for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. |
NRSV © bibleoremus Ezr 1:2 |
"Thus says King Cyrus of Persia: The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem in Judah. |
NKJV © biblegateway Ezr 1:2 |
Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth the LORD God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. |
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NASB © biblegateway Ezr 1:2 |
"Thus <03541> says <0559> Cyrus <03566> king <04428> of Persia <06539> , 'The LORD <03068> , the God <0430> of heaven <08064> , has given <05414> me all <03605> the kingdoms <04467> of the earth <0776> and He has appointed <06485> me to build <01129> Him a house <01004> in Jerusalem <03389> , which <0834> is in Judah <03063> . |
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NET [draft] ITL | “Thus <03541> says <0559> King <04428> Cyrus <03566> of Persia <06539> : “‘The Lord <03068> God <0430> of heaven <08064> has given <05414> me all <03605> the kingdoms <04467> of the earth <0776> . He <01931> has instructed <06485> me to build <01129> a temple <01004> for him in Jerusalem <03389> , which <0834> is in Judah <03063> . |
HEBREW |
NETBible | “Thus says King Cyrus of Persia: “‘The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has instructed me to build a temple 1 for him in Jerusalem, 2 which is in Judah. |
NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “house.” The Hebrew noun בַּיִת (bayit, “house”) is often used in reference to the temple of Yahweh (BDB 108 s.v. 1.a). This is also frequent elsewhere in Ezra and Nehemiah (e.g., Ezra 1:3, 4, 5, 7; 2:68; 3:8, 9, 11, 12; 4:3; 6:22; 7:27; 8:17, 25, 29, 30, 33, 36; 9:9; 10:1, 6, 9). 2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4. |